An apparatus for dispensing and cutting a spooled material using a single hand of a user comprising:
- a base and a carriage assembly;
- the carriage assembly comprises:
- an upper carriage arm;
- the upper carriage arm end has a first upper carriage arm end and a second upper carriage arm end;
- an upper guide pin is connected to the first upper carriage arm end;
- the second upper carriage arm end is connected to a rotatable bearing;
- a lower carriage arm;
- the lower carriage arm has a first lower carriage arm end and a second lower carriage arm end and a center lower carriage arm end;
- a lower guide pin is connected to the first lower carriage arm end;
- the lower carriage arm has a first lower carriage arm opening and a second lower carriage arm opening;
- the second lower carriage arm opening is located closer to second lower carriage arm end;
- the first opening of the lower carriage arm is located in between the center lower carriage arm end and the second lower carriage arm end;
- the first lower carriage arm opening is larger than the second lower carriage arm opening;
- a cutter arm;
- the cutter arm has a first cutter arm end and a second cutter arm end;
- a cutting blade is connected to the first cutter arm end;
- the cutter arm has a first, a second and a third cutter arm opening;
- the first and the second openings of the cutter arm are located between the first and second ends of the cutter arm;
- the third opening of the cutter arm is located at the second end of the cutter arm and has a substantially larger opening than the first cutter arm opening and allows the rotatable bearing of the upper carriage arm to slidably engage within the third cutter arm opening;
- an upper pin and a lower pin;
- the lower pin engages the base and the second opening of the cutter arm and the second opening of the lower carriage arm;
- the upper pin engages the base and passes through the first opening of the cutter arm and slidably engages the first opening of the lower carriage arm;
- a drum and a drum shaft;
- the drum shaft is connected to the upper carriage arm;
- the drum shaft lies within the drum;
- the drum is mounted to the center part of the lower carriage arm;
- The spooled material engages the drum;
- the spooled material passes through the upper guide pin and lower guide pin;
- the cutter arm is fastened to the base;
- the base and the carriage assembly being engaged so that the upper and the lower carriage arms move independently of the base;
- the first opening of the lower carriage arm and the third opening of the cutter arm help said upper and lower carriage arms to move independently of the base;
- whereby when the spoolable material is pulled forward by the single hand of the user, the upper and lower carriage arms move from a first stationary position to at least one intermediate and forward position, and the upper guide pin and lower guide pin slightly disengage,
- wherein the bearing on the upper carriage arm slides and moves within the third opening of the cutter arm, and the lower carriage arm pivots on the lower pin;
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- as the user continues to pull the spoolable material towards and contacts the cutting blade, the upper and the lower carriage arms contact and the upper guide pin and lower guide pin pinch the spoolable material, which provides a resistance force to allow the user to cut the spoolable material on the cutting blade with the one hand.